Baltimore County

As for that idea I floated a few months ago: that Gov. Larry Hogan and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake should work together on a comprehensive, post-Freddie Gray, post-riot plan for the city's recovery. Forget about it. There are no takers.

Towson

Heather and Kevin Mager were looking for a church they could call their own. The young couple attended services at several in the Towson area. One Sunday, they walked into Calvary Baptist Church and, in a sense, never left.

The Meadowbrook Tomatoes are not lacking depth, which was evident in the postseason. Meadowbrook won the Straehle Invitational and followed that up with a strong showing in the Central Maryland Swim League Division I championships.

A 2014 season in which the Towson football team won just four of 12 games and finished 10th in the 12-team Colonial Athletic Association might have encouraged doubters to argue that the program's run to the Football Championship Subdivision title game in 2013 was an aberration.

Catonsville

The devil is in the details, goes the old saw, and there's nothing more bedeviling to the state of Maryland with details at present than the stormwater management fee, also called by some "the rain tax." We are now in the third year of acrimony and confusion over this measure, which the General...

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a gathering of college and university leaders Monday that his vision for America's higher-education system includes making college more affordable, financial aid more accessible and loan repayment easier.

Lutherville/Timonium

Thomas Gillam Whedbee Jr., the retired director of the old Church Home and Hospital in East Baltimore, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease July 14 at a family home in Calvert County. He was 83 and lived for many years in Timonium.

Richie Fields and his band are set to bring energetic, modern country music to the Lurman Woodland Theatre on Saturday, July 25 as the annual summer concert series continues at the outdoor amphitheater on the campus of Catonsville High School.

Cockeysville/Hunt Valley

Robert W. Davies, a retired Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. mechanical engineer who assisted in the design of the utility's Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Southern Maryland, died Tuesday of cancer at the Broadmead retirement community in Cockeysville. He was 90.

White Marsh

Baltimore County plans to begin charging fees for ambulance rides — reversing a policy that for years has set the county apart from nearly every other jurisdiction in Maryland and many across the country.

Hurricane Ziggy wasn't really making landfall on the East Coast on Wednesday, but Baltimore County government officials acted as if it was, responding to mock requests for help related to flooding and power outages.

I appreciate reporter Larry Perl taking the time to meet with me and tour the Old Cockeysville area. I think your article ("Brake lights: Sherwood Hill residents vow to steer new car dealership away from their community, Towson Times, July 22) clearly portrays the Volvo issue that concerns our...

Community Times

The County Council of Baltimore County will vote on several bills Monday, August 3. In order for a bill to pass there must a majority vote from the council members who represent each of the seven districts.

Baltimore County police in the Franklin precinct recently recorded the following reported incidents, among others, in the Owings Mills and greater Reisterstown communities. Anyone with information regarding these incidents may call the Franklin precinct at 410-887-6975.

Paeley is a spunky, energetic dog. He is 8 years old, but he is very active and full of life. He likes playing with toys, running around and going for walks. Food is his favorite thing, and he is very food motivated. He also loves getting belly rubs.